External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 178285	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121895	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124308	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113283
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116867	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117318	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108627	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123766
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122713	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123693	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123210	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122933
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123418	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123403	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124430	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122064
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135145	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135687	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135264	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 147137
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133895	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130554	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128462	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125567
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122430	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 153892

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease